Glenn T. Seaborg Medal
The Glenn T. Seaborg Medal is an annual award established in 1987 by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry. It is the highest honor the department bestows on an individual for distinguished contributions to science, technical innovation, and/or public service in science. The medal honors Nobel Prize-winning chemist Glenn T. Seaborg, a UCLA alumnus and its first recipient. Each year, the medalist is chosen by an executive committee of the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry.
The medal has been awarded to prominent scientists including 11 Nobel laureates. Its recipients and award presentations have been covered by Chemical & Engineering News, including coverage of the medals awarded to David Eisenberg in 2004, Ronald Evans in 2005, Stan Williams in 2007, and Joan Valentine in 2008. The Daily Bruin also covered Richard Heck's receipt of the medal in 2011, describing it as an annual UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry award for achievements in chemistry.[1]
Medalists
[edit]| Year | Awardee | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Glenn T. Seaborg (Nobel Laureate) | UC Berkeley |
| 1988 | Warren W. Kaeding | Mobil Chemical |
| 1989 | Donald J. Cram (Nobel Laureate) | UCLA |
| 1990 | George Gregory | Products Research and Chemical Corp. |
| 1991 | John D. Roberts[2] | Caltech |
| 1992 | Ralph H. Bauer | Bauer Investments |
| 1993 | R. Bruce Merrifield (Nobel Laureate) | Rockefeller University |
| 1994 | George S. Hammond | Allied Signal Corporation |
| 1995 | George B. Rathmann | ICOS Corporation |
| 1996 | Mary L. Good | US Dept of Commerce |
| 1997 | M. Frederick Hawthorne[3] | UCLA |
| 1998 | Paul D. Boyer (Nobel Laureate) | UCLA |
| 1999 | John P. McTague | Ford Research Laboratory |
| 2000 | Daniel E. Koshland, Jr.[4] | UC Berkeley |
| 2001 | James B. Peter | Specialty Laboratories |
| 2002 | Richard E. Smalley (Nobel Laureate) | Rice University |
| 2003 | Alexander Pines and Ad Bax[5] | UC Berkeley |
| 2004 | David Eisenberg[6] | UCLA |
| 2005 | Ronald M. Evans[7] | Salk Institute |
| 2006 | David A. Evans | Harvard University |
| 2007 | R. Stanley Williams[8] | Hewlett-Packard Laboratories |
| 2008 | Joan S. Valentine[9] | UCLA |
| 2009 | Mostafa A. El-Sayed | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 2010 | Robert Tjian | UC Berkeley |
| 2011 | Richard F. Heck (Nobel Laureate) [10] | University of Delaware |
| 2012 | Harold E. Varmus (Nobel Laureate) | National Cancer Institute |
| 2013 | Kendall N. Houk | UCLA |
| 2014 | Fred Wudl and Linda Wudl | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| 2015 | Stefan W. Hell (Nobel Laureate) [11] | Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences |
| 2016 | Michael E. Jung | UCLA |
| 2017 | William Gelbart | UCLA |
| 2018 | Robert Glaeser and Richard Henderson (Nobel Laureate) [12] | UC Berkeley and MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology |
| 2019 | Paul Alivisatos | UC Berkeley |
| 2020 | No Medalist due to pandemic | |
| 2021 | No Medalist due to pandemic | |
| 2022 | Carolyn R. Bertozzi (Nobel Laureate) | Stanford University |
| 2023-24 | Juli Feigon | UCLA |
| 2025 | Fraser Stoddart (Nobel Laureate) Note: Stoddart was selected as the 2025 medalist but died before the scheduled event, and UCLA proceeded with the symposium and dinner as a memorial celebration; his daughter Fiona McCubbin accepted the medal on his behalf. | Northwestern University |
| 2026 | Richard Kaner | UCLA |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Summer 1999 - Glenn T. Seaborg". newsarchive.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2026-09-14.
- ↑ "John D. Roberts Awarded AIC Gold Medal". Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. 2013-07-26. Retrieved 2026-09-15.
- ↑ SCHULZ, WILLIAM (1997-10-06). "awards". Chemical & Engineering News Archive. 75 (40): 41. doi:10.1021/cen-v075n040.p041. ISSN 0009-2347.
- ↑ "awards". Chemical & Engineering News Archive. 78 (42): 54–56. 2000-10-16. doi:10.1021/cen-v078n042.p054. ISSN 0009-2347.
- ↑ "AWARDS". Chemical & Engineering News Archive. 81 (51): 58–59. 2003-12-22. doi:10.1021/cen-v081n051.p058. ISSN 0009-2347.
- ↑ "Awards". Chemical & Engineering News. 2025-01-21. Retrieved 2026-09-14.
- ↑ "Salk scientist awarded Glenn T. Seaborg Medal – Salk Institute". Retrieved 2026-09-15.
- ↑ "Seaborg Medal Will Go to Williams". Chemical & Engineering News. 2025-01-21. Retrieved 2026-09-14.
- ↑ Kemsley, Jyllian N. (2025-01-21). "Joan Valentine Receives Seaborg Medal". Chemical & Engineering News. Retrieved 2026-09-14.
- ↑ "UCLA awards Glenn T. Seaborg Medal to alumnus for feats in chemistry". Daily Bruin. Retrieved 2026-09-14.
- ↑ "Leopoldina: Detail". www.leopoldina.org. Retrieved 2026-09-15.
- ↑ lida (2018-11-19). "Glaeser Honored with Glenn T. Seaborg Medal". Biosciences Area. Retrieved 2026-09-14.